Best PlacesAvilla, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Avilla, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Avilla ranks 5,611th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Avilla
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Avilla's strengths and weaknesses
Where Avilla ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$104,433 median, better than 87% of towns
Where Avilla ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 30% of towns
- Short commute30.0 minutes each way, better than only 33% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 74 pleasant days a year, better than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Avilla
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Avilla home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,433, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Avilla's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Avilla
Avilla runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Avilla.
Who works in Avilla, and how
Work in Avilla centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Avilla
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Avilla.
What the weather is like in Avilla, month by month
Avilla sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Avilla
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Avilla
Schools across Avilla average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Salem Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Lawson Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bethel Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Joe T. Robinson Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Bryant High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Joe T. Robinson High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Avilla school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Avilla measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Avilla against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Avilla
Is Avilla a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Avilla ranks 5,611th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, few empty homes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Avilla expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $372,516. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $104,433 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Avilla safe?
Yes, Avilla is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
Compare Avilla with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Avilla. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Avilla represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Avilla detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Avilla: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Avilla: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Avilla: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Avilla: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Avilla detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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